An American lady who underwent a double mastectomy while living as a trans guy is now considering getting her breasts restored surgically.
At the age of 18, Alia Ismail—now 28—came out as a transgender male and started the medical transition that included taking hormones and having her breasts removed at age 20.
Alia, however, made the decision to reverse her transition in February 2021 after recognizing that her new identity as a trans guy didn’t accurately reflect who she was.
‘Now, at 28, I finally feel like a woman,’ she said. ‘I’m so empowered by the struggles I’ve gone through as a woman. Being a woman is hard and you have to be resilient and strong. I am strong.’
Her first step in her detransitioning journey was to stop taking testosterone.
Alia made the choice to live as a woman without breasts, but two years on, she has decided to have a fat graft transfer to create breasts after growing ‘frustrated’ by her body.
She says that she also plans to use a breast enhancement device to stretch her skin and have more blood flow to her breasts, which can be beneficial for the surgery.
Alia explained: ‘Fat grafting is the least invasive option. I didn’t want to put anything in my body that wasn’t the most natural process. There are a lot of health concerns with implants.
She said she has movements when she wishes she never had her double mastectomy.
‘I’m here now, and all I can do is figure out how to move forward. It was a part of my path,’ she said.
‘I feel hopeful for my up-and-coming surgery. It’s something I thought deeply about for the last two and a half years, and I have come to accept that this is the best option for myself.
‘I have also accepted that if it doesn’t work then I am okay with my breasts as they are, but I am confident that this will be successful.